Tuesday, March 7, 2017

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 0069

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 69
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
335 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southern and eastern Arkansas
Northern Louisiana
Missouri Bootheel
Northern Mississippi
Western Tennessee
* Effective this Tuesday morning from 335 AM until NOON CST.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...A band of thunderstorms is forecast to move southeastward
into and across the watch area this morning, with embedded storms
moving rapidly east-northeastward. This activity will offer
primarily a risk of damaging gusts. Isolated, marginally severe
hail and a tornado cannot be ruled out. Please see SPC mesoscale
discussion 270 for initial meteorological details.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles either side of a line from 30 miles west southwest of
El Dorado AR to 35 miles northeast of Tupelo MS. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 67...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
27035.
...Edwards